Chuncheon City Partially Abolishes 'Support Obligation' Criteria for Elderly and Single-Parent Families Starting New Year

Excluding Annual Income Over 100 Million Won or Assets Over 900 Million Won

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[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-cheol] From the new year, elderly people and single-parent families registered in Chuncheon City, who were previously unable to receive livelihood benefits due to support obligors who had the ability to support but did not provide care, will be able to receive livelihood benefits.

However, if the support obligor has an annual high income of 100 million won or more, or owns assets of 900 million won or more excluding financial assets and debts, the existing support obligor criteria will still apply.

Chuncheon City announced on the 2nd that "from 2021, the support obligor criteria for livelihood benefits under the Basic Livelihood Security System will be partially abolished."

According to the city, the recipient household requirements include households with recipients aged 65 or older, including non-elderly household members.

Also included are households qualified as single-parent families where the father or mother is 30 years or older, and recipient households including persons with severe disabilities, including non-disabled members.

Among these, from this year, the support obligor criteria will not be applied to elderly and single-parent families within recipient households.

Previously, elderly and single-parent families who could not receive livelihood benefits due to support obligors with the ability to support can now receive livelihood benefits if they meet the criteria based on their own household.

With this system improvement, the number of livelihood benefit recipients in Chuncheon is expected to increase from about 10,000 to 12,000?13,000.

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